Continentes

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The haeresiologists of the early church call “Continentes” (Gk ἐγκρατῖται/engkratitai; Lat. continentes/encratitae; Eng. Encratites [continents]) some ascetics or groups living an ascetic life who are considered to be heretics because they demand from all Christians that they follow an ascetic way of life, particularly that they renounce marriage, the eating of certain foods (particularly flesh), and the consuming of intoxicating drinks (whereby “contine…